Pottery Sale Moves to GCCC Portico
Garden City Community College art students stage a spring pottery sale May 4 and 5 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the new portico of the Beth Tedrow Student Center. Pieces range from $2 to $100, mostly $5 to $25, with cash or checks accepted and volunteers to bag purchases.
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Garden City Community College
GCCC
Beth Tedrow
Brian McCallum
Pauline Joyce Fine Arts
College
Buck Riest
McCallum
Mountain Road Band to Perform in Leoti Sunday
The Mountain Road Band from Colorado Springs will play traditional Irish and Celtic music at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Wichita County High School band room. The Ceili group has performed with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra and at various festivals. Tickets cost 5 for adults and 3 for students and seniors. The program features uilleann pipes fiddle and other instruments.
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Wichita County Arts Alliance
Mountain Road Band
Wichita County
Colorado Springs
Colo
Colorado Symphony Orchestra
Arts Fling Set For May 9 On Courthouse Lawn
The 2nd Annual Spring Arts Fling will be held May 9 from 11 30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Wichita County Courthouse lawn Seot. The event features lunch vendors free live entertainment and kids activities including sidewalk chalk. Performers are invited to call Janna DeLissa at 620 375 4587 to share on stage. The event coincides with Mother's Day.
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Wichita County Arts Council
Wichita County
Seot
Janna DeLissa
Mom
Library accepts donations for annual June book sale
The Friends of the Finney County Public Library seek donations of books records and audio and video tapes for the June sale. Items may be dropped at 605 E Walnut St during open hours or scheduled pickups by calling 272-3680.
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Friends of the Finney County Public Library
Walnut St
Mosaic fundraiser garage sale drive in Garden City
Garden City Mosaic seeks items for a garage sale fundraiser. Donors may drop off at 2708 N 11th St now with May 1 sale date. Call 275 9189 ext 286 for pickup. Donations are tax deductible and support people with developmental disabilities.
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Garden City Mosaic
11Th St
Garden City to Welcome Army Reserve Detachment Home
Locals plan a city parade near Garden City to greet the Army Reserve 467th Engineering Detachment returning from Iraq. The 15 soldiers, after debriefing at Fort Riley, will be celebrated with a parade, awards, steak dinner, and music, with events at Western State Bank lot and the Wheat Lands Convention Center.
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467Th Engineering
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Kansas Avenue
Main Street
Fulton Street
Reserve Center
Garden City Community College
Western State Bank
Kansas Ave
The
American GI Forum
Forum
Garden City High School
James Mireles
Wheat Lands Convention Center
E. Fulton St
Garden City hosts state officials on grant program changes
Kansas Commerce and Housing's Community Development Division held a public hearing in Garden City on proposed updates to Community Development Block Grant programs, downtown Main Street incentives, and related grants. Attendees debated penalties for incomplete applications and new loan repayment limits, with emphasis on keeping local admins current and fair.
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Kansas Department of Commerce and Housing
Garden City
Kansas
CDBG
Marilyn Graham
Debbie Beck
Graham
Lee Ohlmeier
Great Plains Development
Dodge City
Shaun Rydell
Topeka
Lisa Wittman
Great Plains
Garden City Downtown Vision Inc
Kansas Main
Warta
Gun lock drive to hand out 218000 in Kansas
Kansas law enforcement agencies will distribute 218,500 gun locks as part of the National Shooting Sports Foundation Project ChildSafe campaign. Dee Dee Dockins said last year 20,000 were given in Kansas. this year agencies including the state patrol, sheriffs and police will help with the campaign.
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Topeka
Kansas
National Shooting Sports Foundation
Project ChildSafe
Dee Dee Dockins
Kansas Highway Patrol
Garden City
Mike Utz
Garden City man arrested for attempted murder and arson
Salvador Lopez, 45, was arrested after investigators linked a gas fired blaze at 412 Center St to him. He allegedly attacked his brother Ricardo Torres, 25, and sister Bonnie Cantu, 32, during an April 18 altercation and threatened to burn their home. The fire caused $400 in damage with no injuries. He faces first degree murder and aggravated arson counts, plus an existing criminal threat charge. A bond of $750,000 remains and an April 29 court date is set.
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Garden City
Mike Utz
Salvador Lopez
Ricardo Torres
Bonnie Cantu
Center St
Ter
Utz
Lopez
Hensley outlines 93 million school finance plan
Senate Minority Leader Anthony Hensley proposed a plan to boost state aid to school districts by 93 million and allow a statewide property tax rise of 72 million funded by a sales tax increase to 5.4 percent and a 3 percent income tax surcharge. The Legislature rejected six plans and recessing April 2, with reconvening April 28 to finish the fiscal year priorities.
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Hensley
Topeka
Senate
Anthony Hensley
Cal
D-Topeka
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Dockins
Kathleen Sebelius
Kathy Hanks
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